Online poker sites shut down and charged with fraud in US crackdown

Seems fine, I'm on it right now. Can I play online poker anywhere? Yes, US players can still play poker at any number of other poker rooms. PokerStars Site Shuts Down. The closure will bring down the total number of poker rooms left on the Strip to 18 and 35 across Las Vegas. Running decent in the. Is anyone else not able to connect to the server?

Fine, I was donking chips anyway. I've been down for a couple minutes now. I was about to ask the same question. Seems fine, I'm on it right now. I can't get in, I just used a step 3 ticket, so if I lose it I'm gonna be pissed.

As I bet the river allin, it shuts down. Now what happens if they use ICM to give money back and it doesnt take into account the money in the middle or the rest of the donks stack?! Originally Posted by PattyR. So yeah, it's down. Originally Posted by asiancurse. How are some people still connected? This sucks cause I was in the middle of 2 things I was just playing fulltilt and I got booted and now I can't connect to the severs.

This ever happen to anyone else? They had best rectify the situation. Running decent in the. Originally Posted by KingCurtis. I feel like a Heroine addict who just ran out of my fix. What the hell am I supposed to do now? I'm addicted to this crap. December 22nd, , 1: Will they refund the entry or just pause the tournament? I hope it just pauses it cause I was doing well Now I'm getting messages from this site that the server is too busy.

Page 1 of 4 Use the arrow to the right to read the next 3 page s. Join the Conversation at CardsChat. In a way, yes, the Full Tilt website is down for most American players.

Why the Fed logo? In a nutshell, the FBI has charged the owners of Full Tilt Poker with crimes including wire fraud and money laundering. The FBI was able to seize the Full Tilt domain as a part of the investigation leading to these charges. More on the charges. You can read more about the poker site domain seizure.

Given all the legal heat aimed at the site and its processors, Full Tilt has decided to avoid the American market for the time being. Players Deposit at Full Tilt Poker? Since many payment processors got tangled up in the legal mess, Full Tilt poker lost a great deal of transaction processing power in the U. Nope — Americans are now locked out of the real money tables at Full Tilt. Frustrating, to say the least.

Yes, US players can still play poker at any number of other poker rooms.